sankok

Concealed behind the industrial doors of a repurposed factory building in theheart of China’s Pearl Delta...

Showroom | Guangdong, China

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Chapter 1

Fearless Experimentation.

A rare brief from Sankok co-owner Jing Zhang, “Make us something spectacular, no limitations, demonstrate our expertise with timber, the only proviso is we need to be able to build everything in-house.”

Occular Door

Chapter 1

Unexpected Experiences.

Heightening the sense of discovery, visitors and clients venture beyond the piles of salvage timber in various stages of processing around the workshops to arrive at the industrial doors of a quite typical factory building.

Pentagonal Door

Chapter 1

Translucent Lantern.

Suspended metal rings bolted to the concrete floor above support the timber latticed structure of the poly-carbonate clad owner’s office. This lantern like element glows in the central space when occupied.

Translucent Lantern Office

Chapter 2

Impossible, what’s impossible?

Collaboration with available skills is always key to getting the best results, the experience and willingness of the exceptionally skilled Sankok masters made even more possible.

Chapter 2

What’s impossible?

Motorized Pentagon Puzzle Entrance

Behind the blue industrial doors identical triangular timber segments form the pentagonal vestibule, with no visible means of entry visitors must find the hidden switch to lower the motorized drawbridge and enter the showroom.

Chapter 2

What’s impossible?

Motorized Camera Shutter Door

Based on a camera shutter’s mechanism and built to a high level of precision, entirely in timber, the five teeth of the remote controlled door interlock and operate with pivoted arms between two timber hoops that glide on nylon rollers.

Chapter 2

What’s impossible?

Sci Fi Mothership

The existing warehouse had soaring seven meter ceilings and the concept was to maintain the experience of space by suspending the elements from the concrete ceiling, leaving the ground floor open for clients.

Chapter 3

No concept too big No detail too small.

A sunken feather sofa at the end of the lantern office overlooks the draw bridge though an octagonal window with a bespoke brass clad desk and cast glass lamp located in the central area.

Chapter 4

Environments to inspire people.

The lantern office, circular glass meeting room and main office are interconnected by open walkways and bridges above the showroom below, a layout that reflects the company’s mantra of transparency and inclusion.

A long table made with accumulated samples seats fifty for entertaining under the lantern. Further behind this space, a reclaimed beam cut with Japanese 3-way joint connections forms the bar positioned in front of an undulating reclaimed brick wall.

Chapter 5

It has been the gift of my professional career to have built our office with TOS, and I dream of the day when I can have another go. Warning to all potential clients out there: it’s addictive, and you will want to come back for more.

Jing, Co-owner of Sankok

Jing - Co-owner of Sankok

Story Details.

Date Completed

December 2017

Project Size

800 m2

Location

Guangdong, China

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